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Monday, March 02, 2009

Walkin'

That's the speed plot of Jill's ride so far. It definitely indicates some bike pushing and slow conditions. It appears things got slow right around Flathorn Lake. The Race Update indicates there is drifting snow in open areas (like an open lake!) on top of the freshly fallen stuff.

She rolled into the first checkpoint, Yentna Station, at about 2:40am according to the SPOT (the leaderboard has not been updated with an official time). By contrast, last year she made Yentna by 9pm -- about six hours slower! I'm sure she's taking it all in stride, and remember that last year trail conditions in the first portion of the race were just about ideal, so slower is expected.

From Alaska Ultrasport News: Click Here!"It has been an eventful day here for me since I have been in McGrath. There have been some scratches in Yentna. Riccardo Ghirardi had problems with his knees and decided to stop here. Geoff Roes also had knee issues. Jill Homer stepped into some overflow last night and as some frostbite on her toes. As far as I know it is minor, but not continuing on is a good decision to prevent further damage to the toes. Three of them flew out to Willow and Geoff and Jill are staying with friends in Palmer."

An update on Jill's condition -I just talked to her from the hospital in Palmer where she is having her toes checked out. Unfortunately, she stepped in some open water last night on Flathorn Lake. By the time she got into CP1, she had sustained some frostbite on her right toes. We are hoping it is not serious and should know after the doctors check her out. Thanks to everyone for their concern.Jed (Jill's dad)

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